Futuring and Innovation Unit 4 Discussion Board 3

Tara Adkison

Colorado Technical University

Futuring and Innovation Unit 4 Discussion Board 3

           

                        Some of the best planning does not make up for when technology and the market changes. When something happens beyond anyone’s control, or if a new innovative competitor enters the market, it can substantially affect the outcome and standing of a business. Some of the world’s top companies have faltered because they have become obsolete, and technology has become part of the past. A company may fall into physical, psychological, or strategic traps (Raghavan and Webster 1992). At the time, a company can fall into all three. Sometimes

                        Sony introduced the Walkman while it dominated the market for cameras, televisions, and other consumer devices. In time, it lost its leadership in many of its lines. The competitors in the market were changing from hardware to software which focused more on the inner workings of the devices. It was no longer about the circuitry involved (Shah 2012). Samsung, LG, Apple, and other brands far surpassed Sony. The Walkman lost its stronghold in the market.

                        My sociotechnical plan would allow all forms of media to be accessible on all platforms, for all devices, for free. There would no longer be the existence of having to pay for access. Current technology requires the purchase of subscriptions, the device, and the media in the format compatible with the device. Relevancy would fall on access. People should be able to access all information for any reason. It could be the need for work or school purposes and entertainment purposes. Along with this would be the complete openness of all information. While there are classifications on restricted materials for the right to know, I think those restrictions should be removed.

                        Two forces that would affect the innovation of the idea are copyright laws and the fees paid to the artists and the materials themselves (Burk 1998). Other restrictions would be to access classified materials and could impede many local, state, and Federal laws and regulations. There should not be the need for information to be secret or only attainable from granted permissions from allowable access. All records, media, information, libraries should be made available to any person through any device anywhere in the world for no cost. There is the understanding that compromising proprietary data could cost companies money and that certain information could be detrimental if disclosed, but there should not be provisions governing the human mind and the desire to know any information. Humankind should be able to make up their own mind the information that they want to learn from.

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References

Burk, D. L. (1998). "Ownership of electronic course materials in higher education." Campus - Wide Information Systems 15(4): 142-147.

Raghavan, V. V. and J. Webster (1992). "Strategic Traps in Systems Development." Journal of Systems Management 43(12): 8.

Shah, S. (2012). "Sony: where did it all go wrong?" Computing: 26-28.